Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-24

When the season opened those VINO take rosy
view Of Affairs were shouting that the only king
was Harry Wiikea Thus moralizes the last
Turf, Field and Furml April he had trotted
against time 1t San Francisco and made record
OF 2:l3k. Probably his next best effort against
time was at Eastwood, July Q, when he went q
second heat In 2:l5x.. At Cleveland, July %,
Patron forced Harry wilkes TO lower his colorss
beating him In straight heatA the time OF which
was 2:1a 2:lex, 2:l4- The last performance
OF Harry Wilkes was 1t Kansas City, on
Thursday, october u, when he trotted an
year old son Of Pancoast, became the
ons s srd s Ss., S S VI.
that be would Wipe out At the nrst opportunity
Hartford, August 81 Patron Increased his fame By
winning In straight heats the 10000 purse. beat
Ing. among Others. Prince wilkes, IL 2:17A, 2H7,
air Of mystery would have surrounded him. Too
much use was made Of him, and az Cleveland,
september Is, he surrendered 70 Cingst9ne Soest
again o1S 81 SnSone az The
son OF Pancoast was stale; still he met nyef OF
niSn rank IN Cnngstone the LATER stalssI put
each race.
The speed which led the enthusiastic Grattan TO
describe him as demon when he tackled Inc great
Mr.. Gordon has found solace In Clingstone on more
than one occasion. Jay-Eye-See also emerged from
hin trot . mile In a:isS. at Frseport, nursed the
dream that the crown OF Maud y. was In danger The
black gelding was matched against Patron, out
and the race was declared on. 1t was against the
advice OF Bither that Jay-EyeSee was started This
season. The trainer believes that the little geld.
Ing. properly cared for during the winter, Will
be as good horse next season as he ever was, and
this Is equivalent saying that he will repeat his
performance Of 2:lO. But pushing assumption
II n nd Sff To 0aln ia
credit him with In 1887 is mile In 2:12A.
Belle Hamlin has been one OF the principal SEN
sa5 ,. OF the year Commencing AZ Cleveland,
four races In straight heats and reduced her record
In o third heat to 2:164. Then an air Of mystery
next appear nee was at Cleveland, September i6,
when she trOtted against time and won without
being touched BY the whip in 2:l3x. This is the
Lexington, on Thursday Of last week, Belle Hamiin
was short OF work, and she surrendered, after 9
gallant tight. to great horse, Prince wilkes. Had
faster, but under tho tactics pursued the two fly
er were virtually a. the
bany. He was prominent factor In the $40, 600
race at Hartford, but Patron defeated him,
and he then went to SpIngelS September snS
ran up against Harry Wilkes 4 81 LOUIS and
won IN Sl7 20 i1a THIS keyed him up iS'
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some Belle Hamln down In the greatest race Of
the year, the time OF which was :18 2:l7x, :16h
In the frst and second heats the time TO the half.
mile pole, against the wind, YVES :06 / :O6A. Out
side watches even split In the rst heat at I:054.
The summary shows that Harry Wilkes was
beaten BY Patron and Prince wilkes; that Patron
who defeated Prince Wilkes. was twice beaten by
Clingst0ne, and thai Prince Wilkes compelled
Belle Hamlln to lower her cOlors. The son OF Red
Wilkes goes into winter quarters with the reputa
ton OF being the best campaigner OF 1887. The
records made were:
night, by Pilot, r.; I'd dam Twilight, by
Harry Wilkes, b. g., by George wilkes, dam
Noble Walker, BY Captain Walker. .2.13h
Relic Hamlin, b. M, by Hamlin'S AlmOnt
IT., dam Toy, by Hamlin's Patchen. 13a<
Patron, b. b.. by PancOast, dam Beatrice by
Prince Wilkes, CHI. g., by Red Wilkes, dam
Rose Chief, by Brown Chief .216
Clingstone. e., by Rysdyk, dam Gretchen.
Neither Jay-Rye-See nor Clingstone equaled hi:
record. The marx OF the frst Is 2. 10 and OF the
second 2.14. Two horses Of a little lower ranl
than the ones we have named are Arab, by Arthur
ton and j. O., by Kentucky Prince, tr. The nigh
for supremacy will be lively In 1888 Above
horses OF all rank stands Maud g. as she has stood
since she Was purchased by Mr.. Vanderbilt in hel
four-year-old form and since she was transferred
10 Mr.. Bonners stable three years ago. Her 2. O8a
Is unapprOached and probably unapprOachable
The fastest mile trotted by her during the season
was 2.1O4, on the three-Quarter track at larry